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The Friends

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It's the dog days of summer vacation. Up to no good, a group of three wily young friends discover a decrepit house and the old coot who lives there all alone. They begin to spy on him, expecting to find his corpse when he dies. But soon, as they learn the sad story behind his present wretchedness, the boys develop a touching bond with the old-timer. They even help replant his overgrown garden. Shinji Somai's follow-up to his acclaimed Moving is a comic spectacle of movement and play and a stirring contemplation on time's ravages and delights. Evoking other preteen anarchist masterpieces like Typhoon Club and P.P. Rider, the film is another testament to Somai's singular ability to enter into the unruly world of children, using his liberated long takes to stir up the energies of a raucous ensemble of first-time performers.
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Shinji Sômai

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Rentarô Mikuni

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Naoki Sakata

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Yasutaka O

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Kenichi Makino

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Naho Toda

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Synopsis It's the dog days of summer vacation. Up to no good, a group of three wily young friends discover a decrepit house and the old coot who lives there all alone. They begin to spy on him, expecting to find his corpse when he dies. But soon, as they learn the sad story behind his present wretchedness, the boys develop a touching bond with the old-timer. They even help replant his overgrown garden. Shinji Somai's follow-up to his acclaimed Moving is a comic spectacle of movement and play and a stirring contemplation on time's ravages and delights. Evoking other preteen anarchist masterpieces like Typhoon Club and P.P. Rider, the film is another testament to Somai's singular ability to enter into the unruly world of children, using his liberated long takes to stir up the energies of a raucous ensemble of first-time performers.
Director
Shinji Sômai
Producer
Kei Ijichi, Masahiro Yasuda, Etsuhiro Katô, Hiroyuki Fujikado
Screenwriter
Yôzô Tanaka, Kazumi Yumoto
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 53m